To-Day’s Cables.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4627, 7 May 1915, Page 3

To-Day’s Cables.

| I’IIICSS ASSOCIATION. COPYRIGHT.] Received 10 a.m. London, May 5. German submarine's gunfire sunk the ti awier Stratton in the North j Sea, nisi the schconor Far! of j Latham, <JT Km-cdo Head, The i crews wei’e picked no. i A.Msm;i>A.M, May C. ; Goimtiny has threatened to proi hi hit. the continuance of distress rej lief in Belgium if milwaymen per- • sist in their lefnsal to woik under j Germans. The hitter have already | arrested (he Buigomasrcr and Senator Nivellas foi continuing lelief against ordeos. ! Mai.ta, May G. I Manv Dardanelles wounded have irn l ived h>‘re. Laige hospitals have j henii Established and stailed by Eng- , 1 i:sh mu ses under Sir F. Treves, j Tiie Maltese ladies aie forming a ! nursing as.-ociation. I The Danish stoumei Cathay was mined or b>ipedood near Ramsgate, and sank. All on huaid were saved, i The Japai cso Legation does not coniirm the ultimatum. The latest ■ unollicial advices from Tokio state the ullimatum is withheld in order . to prove that .Japan does not desire war. May G. Aiiai.gomuiiis are compleied to accommodate FUoO wounded, HOO coining Loin Egypt. lan Hamilton's family donated ! ,£’7ooo to hospitals and the British , Red Cross Societies :G10,()0U. j Paris, May G. j The British counter-attack recovered a port ion i.J the lust, trenches on Hill GU. Oar counter-at-tacks regained nunc ground at B.'/isdaiiiy. Received 12.St) a.m. L- v.oc.v. May 7. Rejdvingto Ih.n.ar Law in the fVr.Muo!! Mr .'o-ij iiih gave details in 11; e Dai danelh.-s miubng, wliich j ~nis siniuitav ■ w on 1 In■ Soldi i ■ J 1 _ i I> • i.ciu; i ini-in* cv and ai idan y. j .‘ • v night fait, 2d.' •'! i ini.l hindc.i. j | The Indian'.. who led Own held up j j (he whole ii:tv , c ,,■; a i;a! iy .vice ceded j !in a line at tael, in taking up a j I position, enabling them to ever the | j disembarkation id ihe iorecs. ’1 he ! ; landing of Australians and New i ; Zeniamiers was opposed by heavy : I lire at point blank range, bar it j I carrii.ni iho pof-iimn with a rush. 1 The attack was pushed forward j with t'.o greatest dnsh. The French 1 landed on the Asiatic side, advanc- ; ing with great gallantry. 'The 1 whole landing was magnificently | suppoited by the naval knees, 'the i losses, during (ho operations woi e i heave. Tim disembarkation coui |inued on the doth, hut every attack | was i ujiulscd. t)uj‘ troops on the ; 2Vth wuio iirmly established acioss the peninsula. The New Zealanders : and Australians defeated every I counter attack, and by May 2, Hie position everywhere was consoli- ' dale. l. The snoci.-rMTiI net i'ornianen j e: ibis diiii.-ulf. operation in face ot i i deUn-hiined oopo-Thm, displayed ] nnsurpas-e.-! coin age and skill on : ji he pa l l of one ! • 0,.5. The opera- , ! (ions wei e now being continually piessed on, under highly satislaeI torv conditions.

[Extraordinary], Wm.i >1 ni: - i'!•>:. This day. The following' have died of wounds :—• I'2 UiM i’rvt. (’hristojdier Harold iinyre, Auckland infantry Battalion. i~ ■ 17i-.Vc-dci'ink William Mard'jll, ()neh unga. g 131 o Pr\ t. James Piper, Otago 1 nlantry Battalion. 10, 70S I’i vt. Howard Newton, Wellington Battalion. As wo go to press a further list of oa.iiiaiiies, namheiing 10 wounded, has come in, with no WoodviHe mimes. it will bo found on the hoarding.